Mitosis | Meiosis |
1. It occurs in somatic cells | It occurs in reproductive cells |
2. The whole process completes in one sequence | The whole process completes in two sequences (meiosis I and meiosis II) |
3. It involves only one nuclear division | Two nuclear division |
4. The prophase is of short duration and without any sub-stages | The prophase is of longer duration with 5 sub-stages |
5. No synapsis takes place between the homologous chromosomes | Synapsis takes place between the homologous chromosomes |
6. Chiasma and crossing over are absent | Present |
7. During metaphase the centromere is directed towards the equator of the dividing cell | During metaphase the centromere is directed towards the poles of the dividing cell |
8. The chromosome number remains the same as that of the parent cell | The chromosomes number is reduced to half |
9. Two daughter cells are produced | Four daughter cells are produced |
10. It helps the organism in asexual reproduction | It helps the organism in sexual reproduction |
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